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Since the murder of George Floyd, and following Trump supporters demonstrations and violence after the 2020 election, people wearing brown berets a...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 15, 2021
  • Length: 19:48
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
One step for hate, two steps for peace. A village in Germany took action against local Nazis by tricking them into raising money against their cause.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
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Compared to 2019, Nevada’s nonrestricted casinos saw a steep 35 percent decline in total gaming win in 2020. Counter and board games experienced a ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 11:48
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Who hasn’t inadvertently pocket dialed someone? Smartphones are ubiquitous, and so are the phone foibles of the digital age. Jocelyn Robinson tells...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 17:42
  • Purchases: 1
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We learn about mushrooms and fungi with mycology educator Peter McCoy.

Bought by WCNY, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: May 11, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Turntable Taxi Host Carl Freuden
Host Carl Freuden presents country Western music in the week Turntable Taxi.

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 56:55
  • Purchases: 1
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The man who launched Black Sabbath. among MANY other things.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 31:00
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“Built to Last” is the fourth of eight special episodes of The Flyovers. The series is underwritten by StartUp Colorado, a non-profit helping rural...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 44:07
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Ed Tiryakian of Dying Right NC explores one's right to choose how one dies while Rev Robert Fruehwirth from St. Matthews considers his Christian fa...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
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Born in Kansas in 1877, Maud grew up to be the first white female tattoo artist in the United States.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 05:29
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I like the way the family name Polemoniaceae just rolls off the tongue. What a delicious word to say. Oh, and I love the last paragraph of the fami...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 05:16
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Gender-based violence – why are states so bad at making it stop? This week, in her first appearance since fleeing Brazil, women’s rights advocate D...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Today, we introduce you to five artists whose primary medium is sound. The diverse techniques and concepts they explore demonstrate the versatility...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2019
  • Length: 58:01
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When the leaves start to fall and temperatures begin to drop, one of our favorite things to do is celebrate the funk in food. This week, we bring y...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2019
  • Length: 15:48
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It’s always fun to have a quest when headed into the hills. It’s okay if the search doesn’t work out. It’s like the great old line, “getting ther...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:32
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Prisons, police and punishment through incarceration. Are they with us forever in the land of the free? Sustained campaigns for change are beginnin...

Bought by KSPC, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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What does it mean to be born a U.S. citizen?

Bought by PRX Remix, KVSC, and WFHB


  • Added: Aug 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:54
  • Purchases: 3
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Can technology advance society if it doesn't include all of society? This week, we talk with three disability justice activists who have ideas abou...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KDNK


  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
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How accurate was Vonnegut when he described the end of the world? We tackle climate science with climate researchers from the Scripp’s Institute of...

  • Added: May 01, 2019
  • Length: 24:57
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Not the big yawn that you'd think. These 100,000 or so codes are used to determine your bill. Some of those codes are hilarious. Bit by cow and str...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
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The rings of icy dust around Saturn are so much younger than the planet. Where did they come from and why are they going away?

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2019
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Wild Friends of New Mexico, Credit: Wild Friends of New Mexico
The Children's Hour kids explore how state legislatures work, and how kids can participate

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, and WCNY


  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 51:21
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Berlioz Complete Works, Credit: http://www.warnerclassics.com/hector-berlioz/news/1752
We’re featuring music by Hector Berlioz on this episode.

Bought by KMUN, KWAX, Delmarva Public Media, WETS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7